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GEOGRAPHY

Knowledge
Progression

Curriculum Map

Diversity

INTENT

The teaching of geography at Basildon C.E. Primary, is designed to aid teachers to help students for a geography schema within their long-term memories. Rather than memorising isolated facts, through building a strong geography schema, students are able to organise knowledge in a meaningful way.

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As a school we map

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  • Breadth of study- the topics the students will study

  • Threshold concepts- the big ideas in geography that students will explore through every topic (investigate places, investigate patterns and communicate geographically)

  • Milestones- the goals that students should reach to show thy are meeting the expectations of the curriculum.

 

Milestones are the goals that students are aiming for, through developing a strong schema based on knowledge, vocabulary and tasks children progress through the milestones.

 

Within the geography curriculum, we use 7 knowledge categories that enable children to identify common themes and make links throughout different geographical concepts.  The knowledge categories are: location, physical features, human features, diversity, physical process, human process and techniques.

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Disadvantaged children and those with SEND are given full access to the geography curriculum. Teachers use a range of strategies to enable all children to become successful geographers including:

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  • Discreet teaching of vocabulary to ensure all children are access and used geographical terminology

  • Pre-teaching where appropriate for example: sharing texts with a child prior to the lesson

  • Dual coding to help children efficiently learn key concepts

  • Thinking maps and mind mapping to enable children to organise and memorise key knowledge.

IMPLEMENTATION

What geography looks like in lessons:

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  • Children gain a deeper understanding of geography through the use of resource.

  • Knowledge gained about geography with connections made

  • Chris Quigley Milestones used to also guide planning/assessment

 

What geography at Basildon looks like outside of lessons:

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  • Cross curricular links where appropriate

  • Visits to places of geographical interest.

  • Clear evidence of our key values (Respect, Resilience and Excellence

IMPACT

Formative Assessment

 

  • Pre-unit diagnostic assessment

  • Verbal Feedback – the vast majority of feedback is in conversation with the pupil, allowing misconceptions to be spotted and effectively addressed at an early stage.

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Summative Assessment

 

  • End of unit assessment - assessed against key stage Milestones

  • Proof of Progress (POP) tasks against the milestones.

  • Expectations in line with English

CONTACT US

Basildon CE Primary School,
School Lane,
Upper Basildon,

Berkshire

RG8 8PD

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01491 671 445

office@basildonprimary.org.uk​

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FURTHER INFORMATION

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We are proud to be part of The Downland Federation alongside The Downs School & Sixth Form, Compton Primary School & Beedon Primary School.

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